Quincy (Massachusetts)

By plane

• Logan International Airport (BOS), in Boston.

By train

• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA or "T"), Phone: +1 617-222-5215, . Quincy has both subway and communter rail connections to Boston and some other South Shore towns.

By bus

• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA or "T"), Phone: +1 617-222-5215, . Quincy has a number of bus routes as well.

By car

• Adams National Historical Park

  phone: +1 617 770-1175
  address: 1250 Hancock St
  Tours include the Old House and the Birthplaces. To see the historic homes, you must join a tour. The last tour leaves at 3:15PM. Site orientation is also available here, along with exhibits, a bookstore and the site's only public restrooms. The 14 acre (56,600 m²) park is comprised of the Birthplaces of John and John Quincy Adams, the Old House and the United First Parish Church. Reservations are required for groups of 8 or more, however, there is no group rate. You can also see the "Adam's Mansion," home of US President John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, within a short walking distance of the Quincy Center MBTA (redline) station.

• Dorothy Quincy Homestead

  address: 39 Butler Rd

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• Quincy Historical Society

  phone: +1 617 773-1144
  address: 8 Adams St
  Excellent overview of Quincy history in lovely stone building built on the site of Hancock's birth.

• Hancock Cemetery

  address: 1305 Hancock St
  Graves of the Adams and Quincy families and John Hancock's father. Interesting graveyard art. Free.

• United First Parish Church

  phone: +1 617-773-1290
  address: 1306 Hancock St

• Thomas Crane Public Library

  phone: +1 617 376-1301
  address: 40 Washington St

• Josiah Quincy House

  phone: +1 617-227-3957 ext 256
  address: 20 Muirhead St
  Seasonal. Tours on the hour.

• USS Salem & the U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Museum

  phone: +1 617 479-7900
  address: 739 Washington St
  The USS Salem is a 716 foot long US Navy Heavy Cruiser Gunship and is the worlds only example of that class of ship. The Salem was among the most advanced war ships of her day and served until 1959. She is now permanently moored at the place of her birth, the former Fore River Shipyard in historic Quincy, MA. The ship is also home to the US Naval Shipbuilding museum and has on display thousands of items relating to Naval history and shipbuilding. Summer daily 10AM-5PM; Winter Sa,Su 10AM-4PM. General Admission $5, children under 4 free, Active Duty Military free. Group guided tours are available with a reservation.

• Boston Harbor Islands State Park, Phone: +1 617-727-5290, . Take a ferry (703 Washington St., Phone: +1 617-223-8666, ) out to George's Island and water shuttles to visit any of five other islands in Boston Harbor. Ranger-led activities, events, narrations, or just swim, picnic, camp or fish.
• Quincy Quarries, The Quincy Quarries have supplied granite to Boston and buildings around the world with the tell-tale 'fingers' and bluish color. Now, they are empty and great places to hike or take a walk during the day. Some areas are filled with color by generations of teenagers' graffiti, others are used for rockclimbing, and you can walk down the United States' oldest railroad, an ox-drawn train to transport granite to the harbor for transportation to Boston or further.

Beach

• Wollaston Beach

  phone: +1 617 727-5114
  Quincy Shore Drive. Nice 2.5-mile-long beach with lifeguards, free parking, and a bathhouse with public restrooms. Although swimming is officially safe and allowed, many residents don't as before environmental legislation in the 1970s the harbor was generally putrid—a reputation persisting despite a very different harbor today.

• Black's CreekBlacks Creek, along Wollaston Beach, is a very scenic marshland and creek. There are some paths through it, though few are maintained. However there are paths along it opposite the paths along the beach making for a fantastic walk up the beach and back along the marsh. Nestled into Blacks Creek is "Kincade Island", a peninsula into the creek with a children's playground and benches, and is entered by crossing a short wooden bridge.

• Quincy Shores Reservation

  phone: +1 617 727-5290
  Quincy Shore Drive. Popular jogging and bicycling trail and beach.

• Nickerson Beach

  phone: +1 617 376-1251
  address: 120 Dorchester St
  Free parking

• The Fours

  address: 15 Cottage Ave
  Quincy, MA 02169. Sports themed bar and restaurant with good food and decent beer. $

• Gennaro's

  address: 12 Blanchard Rd
  Delicious Italian food in North End style but with a large menu and terrific price per portion (though upfront price seems $). Portions are humongous, a large easily feeding two people, and side salads are very inexpensive. $

• Grumpy White's

  address: 211 Sea St
  A local restaurant and bar with American style food.

• Newcomb Farms

  address: 93 Beale St
  Wollaston - DOwn home good food, at a reasonable price$

• La Paloma

  phone: +1 617 773-0512
  address: 195 Newport Av
  Lunch, dinner. Good Mexican food. $

• Inn at Bay Pointe

  phone: +1 617 472-3200
  address: 64 Washington Ct
  Dine waterfront on the Town River. $

• Captain Fishbones

  phone: +1 617 471-3511
  address: 332 Victory Rd
  Breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch. Dine outside along the boardwalk at the marina. $-$

• Classic India

  phone: +1 617 786-9459
  address: 1585 Hancock St
  Lunch and dinner. $

• Webster's Eatery

  phone: +1 617-123-4567
  address: 25 Scammel St
  So. Quincy. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Specializes in Middle Eastern delicasies $

• Falafel King

  phone: +1 617 773-0100
  address: 1504 Hancock St
  Middle Eastern food. $

• The Fours

  phone: +1 617 471-4447
  address: 15 Cottage Ave
  Was named #1 Sports Bar in America by Sports Illustrated.

• The Half-Door

  phone: +1 617 472-8600
  address: 1514-1516 Hancock St
  One of the primary drinking establishments of young white-hatted locals known as "yah-doods" and their female counterparts. Comfortable, frequently features cover bands and Irish balladeers.

• Brookside House

• Nova Suites

• Best Western Adams Inn

  address: 29 Hancock St

• Presidents City Inn

  phone: +1 617 479-6500
  address: 845 Hancock St
  36 rooms.

• Marriott Boston Quincy

  phone: +1 617 472-1000
  address: 1000 Marriott Dr
  Tucked away on the Boston South Shore, the Boston Marriott Quincy Hotel offers easy access to Boston, Plymouth and Cape Cod.